100th Equine Corneal Transplant Performed at UF
Veterinary ophthalmologists at the University of Florida completed their 100th corneal transplant on a horse Jan. 9.
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“Pearls of Wisdom” from the Palm Beach Laminitis Symposium
The Horse Staff
March 8, 2004
The key points presented by each speaker during the Second International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot, Nov. 10-11, 2003, were sent to conference attendees by James A. Orsini, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, course director, and follow for your benefit: Gordon Brumbaugh, DVM, PhD Purina Mills Horse Owner’s Workshops Across America
The Horse Staff
March 1, 2004
Purina Mills officials recently announced plans to roll out Purina Mills Horse Owner’s Workshops (HOW), which will give horse enthusiasts across the country the opportunity to hear about the latest in equine nutrition, veterinary care, and training tips from expert clinicians. The workshops, hosted by local Purina dealers, will feature speakers from Purina, and will also feature local New Dewormer Targets Tapeworms and Encysted Small Strongyles
The Horse Staff
March 1, 2004
Farnam Horse Products has released ComboCare, a new over-the-counter dewormer that kills ascarids, tapeworms, small strongyles (including the encysted stages), and bots. Research suggests that more than 50% of U.S. horses have been exposed to tapeworms. ComboCare provides praziquantel to ensure effective control against the parasites by preventing tapeworm larvae from clinging to the IVERCARE–Because You Care Winners Announced
The Horse Staff
March 1, 2004
Five winners are sharing prize money totaling $17,500 in the IVERCARE–Because You Care award program. The program, sponsored by Farnam Horse Products, rewards nonprofit organizations and individuals who strive to improve the health and welfare of horses and/or humans who love them. All nominees were posted on www.IverCare.com for AAEP Wrap-Up: Further Reading
The Horse Staff
March 1, 2004
Each year we report more information on this convention than can be covered in these pages. Full versions of some articles and additional reports can be found by visiting www.TheHorse.com/AAEP2003 or by using the given article numbers.
Maryland Barn Fire Kills 25 Horses
The Horse Staff
February 23, 2004
Twenty-five Quarter Horses were killed yesterday (Feb. 22) in a barn fire in Damascus, Md., according to an article in the online edition of The Baltimore Sun. The fire was reported around 6 a.m. at Summerwind Farm, a breeding and training farm in Montgomery County. “Firefighters found a 100-foot by 100-foot barn Famous Parasitologist Dies
The Horse Staff
February 23, 2004
J. Harold Drudge, DVM, Professor Emeritus in the University of Kentucky’s Department of Veterinary Science, died Jan. 28. Widely acknowledged for his numerous contributions to the field of parasitology, Drudge is especially known for the significance of his work in equine helminthology (the study of parasitic worms). He received various national and international awards, and wa AAEP 2003 Convention Wrap-Up Stories Available Online
The Horse Staff
February 17, 2004
Each year, we report more information on the AAEP 2003 Convention than can be covered in the pages of the AAEP Convention Wrap-Up, which mails with the March issue of The Horse. Click here to see the full versions of articles that were excerpted in the Horse Identification Forms (downloadable)
The Horse Staff
February 5, 2004
Two identification forms for your horses–one full form for your records and one for halter tags. Horse Rescue in Maryland Searches for New Farm
The Horse Staff
February 4, 2004
Samuel Johnson once said that, “Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” This old adage definitely applies to Days End Farm Horse Rescue, a 501(c)(3) non-profit equine rescue and humane education facility founded by Kathy and Allan Schwartz in 1989 and located in Lisbon, Md. Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions
The Horse Staff
January 28, 2004
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding adoptions around the country in order to find homes for horses and burros in the program. These unbranded, unclaimed, free-roaming horses and burros are found on Western public rangelands administered by the BLM and the United States Forest Service. In order to prevent overpopulation on these lands, excess horses are put up for adoption to Seabiscuit Now Available on DVD and VHS
The Horse Staff
December 18, 2003
Seabiscuit, an American epic of triumph and perseverance set during the Great Depression, and based on the best-selling book that remains one of the most popular and widely read non-fiction books of recent years, broke out of the gate on DVD and VHS on Dec. 16, 2003.
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